{"id":2340727,"date":"2026-03-22T09:10:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2340727"},"modified":"2026-03-22T09:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:10:39","slug":"home-office-tries-to-block-prince-harrys-new-security-request-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/home-office-tries-to-block-prince-harrys-new-security-request-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Office &#8216;tries to block Prince Harry&#8217;s new security request&#8217; | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-harry\">Prince Harry<\/a>\u2019s security debate is still ongoing as to whether or not he will have taxpayer-funded police protection in Britain again. The Duke of Sussex, who along with his wife Meghan Markle quit royal life in 2020 and moved to America, lost his <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2153531\/prince-harry-uk-security-latest\">automatic police protection in the UK in 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It has been reported that this is because the Home Office are concerned about backlash they could face if they do grant Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, taxpayer-funded police protection again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/38592682\/home-office-fear-backlash-prince-harry-security\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">As reported by The Sun<\/a>, a Home Office source said: \u201cThere is nervousness among certain members of the committee who fear a public backlash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe political side believe there is too much political risk while the police and security chiefs believe that he absolutely must have it due to the extant threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A decision is set to be made before Harry\u2019s next visit to the UK, which is anticipated to be in July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It is believed both Harry and Meghan will step foot in the prince\u2019s home country this summer to attend a one-year Invictus Games event countdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>If Meghan does attend, which could be dependent on the outcome of Harry\u2019s security review, this will be the first time she has returned to Britain since 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>While Harry has visited plenty of times since, he has always argued that he feels the country is too unsafe to bring his wife and his children to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry\u2019s security debate is still ongoing as to whether or not he will have taxpayer-funded police protection in Britain again. The Duke of Sussex, who along with his wife Meghan Markle quit royal life in 2020 and moved to America, lost his automatic police protection in the UK in 2020. 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